Potentizing Modern Herbalism with Story and Myth Po ́ten`tize v.t.– To render the latent power of (anything) available.For thousands of years, stories were the mortar that held together the past and the future.
Wondering Awe as a Perceptive Aspect of Spirituality and Its Relation to Indicators of Wellbeing: Frequency of Perception and Underlying Triggers Background: Spirituality is a multidimensional construct which includes religious, existentialistic, and relational issues and has different layers such as faith as the core, related attitudes and conviction, and subsequent behaviors and practices. The perceptive aspects of spirituality such as wondering awe are of relevance for both, religious and non-religious persons.
Light-Hearted Balance for the Equinox “A gesture of light-heartedness” is how my yoga teacher describes vrksasana, or tree pose.
Sri Lanka: Rights Abuses Jeopardize EU Trade Benefits (Brussels) – The European Union should publicly set out a clear framework with short timelines for Sri Lanka to comply with its human rights commitments and retain tariff-free access to the EU market, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the European Commission this week. EU pressure over a sharply
Bloodstone: Your Heart Ally Bloodstone is an iron-rich stone ally that stimulates the Root and Heart Chakras.
Mabon: The Autumnal Equinox The heat of summer, strong and forceful, begins to taper off as we approach the height of harvest season.
Meditation and “Drugs” It’s a not-so-dirty little secret that most of today’s leading meditation teachers were interested in drugs.
The Heart-Healing Cacao Ceremony Ceremonies exist because of tradition, so it is obvious to assume that without tradition, ceremonies would not exist.
Carnelian: The Crystal of Confidence and Love Carnelian is a crystal that resonates with the lower 3 Chakras.It empowers the Root, Sacral, and Solar Plexus Chakras with a gentle fire elemental boost.
No Detectable Electroencephalographic Activity After Clinical Declaration of Death Among Tibetan Buddhist Meditators in Apparent Tukdam, a Putative Postmortem Meditation State Recent EEG studies on the early postmortem interval that suggest the persistence of electrophysiological coherence and connectivity in the brain of animals and humans reinforce the need for further investigation of the relationship between the brain’s activity and the dying process. Neuroscience is now in a position to empirically
Spotlight: Forbidden Fruits: An Occult Novel NOW SERVING Psychedelic Culture Forbidden Fruits: An Occult Novel is a “bold thriller full of ancient secrets, psychedelic rituals, and murder”, that follows Monica Bettlheim, an American archeologist on her journey. The book goes through unforeseen discoveries about the ancient world, hallucinogenic sacraments, and modern-day crime syndicates. Forbidden Fruits delivers
The vaccination dilemma In the middle of the fields, where you walk, suddenly you are interrupted and asked to make a decision. There are many reasons why one should avoid to decide on something not under direct, reachable sight
Rituals to Anchor Your Inner Wanderer “Not all who wander are lost.” This phrase adorns many a coffee mug, pillow, and social media meme, a badge of honor for those of us who identify as spiritual, as seekers, as “wanderers.” We may not fit into the normal constraints of society, hop between jobs, dress in unconventional
Le Ciel: What is an Adventure? Something exciting such as a trip or an experience? And what could be a bigger adventure than leaving your home for the first time and surrendering yourself to a journey where you have no idea where it will take you? This is what the two Kalahari Bushmen from The Council
Full Moon In Aquarius: Rationality & Seriousness We are having a Full Moon in Aquarius on July 23rd/24th.